A panel discussion on the topic "Literary vs. Genre Fiction: Real Distinction or No Difference At All?" with authors Carla Buckley, Therese Walsh, and Kelly Braffet. A conversation that examines many of our biases and assumptions about literature. Namely, is there any such thing? Or are all books created equal? Audience participation will be encouraged, so be sure to come armed with questions and thoughts to discuss.

After 7 months on the road on tour with my debut novel, I've landed in a my new hometown of Phoenicia. Come celebrate the release of my second book and have breakfast with me and Carla Buckley, author of The Deepest Secret.

Writing Is not Enough: Carla Buckley, author of the genre-expanding literary thriller, The Deepest Secret, and I get together at one of Connecticut’s great bookstores to discuss our latest novels and what it takes to make it in this business.

As we're all suffering through the worst winter in a long time, the backdrop of your books -- snow, snow, and more snow -- seems especially on point. Why did you decide to use winter conditions as such an important part of your book? What role does the winter play? In addition to affecting the plot, winter conditions can affect your character's disposition and the mood of the book, including the feeling of claustrophobia. What choices did you make regarding the impact of ice, snow, and bitter temperatures and why? This panel will address issues such as these.

The topic is "Challenges and Changes in Writing and Publishing Fiction Today." Moderated by author and former Washington Post movie critic Rita Kempley, and with authors Alma Katsu, and Steve Piacente.

A year ago I spoke here about what it was like to finally get published after a thirteen year struggle. Then we spent 35,000 miles and 7 months on the road. Come join me for a discussion about what life on book tour with your family is like, and how to just possibly make a dream come true.

Seattle in 30 Days: The "Over the Falls" tour was planned so that I could reach the west coast in a month. Thank you, Washington, Oregon, & California readers and booksellers. It's worth crossing the Rockies for you, and then some!

So excited to see the Alabama Gulf Coast for the first time, and to visit this lovely book store, about which I've heard so many great things. Plus, we're marrying books and food, two of my favorite things!

Books are a conversation between reader and writer, and the best of them take us away to another place for a while, even transform some aspect of our lives. What lends them the ability to cast such a spell? How do the writers who spend their lives in made up worlds create alternate realities? Join the discussion and go home with some gifts and giveaways! Whether you are a writer, a reader, or both, your support of Malaprop’s will give you a chance to win a book club basket, a writer’s coaching session, a query or chapter critique, and other goodies.

New York Writers Workshop hosts three-day pitch conferences in New York City for writers of fiction. The conferences are offered twice a year, in the spring and fall, with sections for those writing for adults as well as for children and young adults.

Participants polish their pitches with the help of conference leaders who are members of the New York Writers Workshop faculty, then they present them to three different editors from major New York publishing houses. Editors provide feedback and may request proposals and manuscripts after the conference.